Obama's stance on RA-Turkish Protocols remains unchangedOctober 10, 2009 - 19:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. President Barack Obama's position on Armenian-Turkish relations remains unchanged, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in a speech devoted to upcoming signature of RA Turkish Protocols.Journalists reminded Gibbs that while Senator, Obama had characterized 1915 acts against Armenians as "Genocide" during his pre-election visit to Turkey, but during his visit as President in April 2009 he avoided using the term. Gibbs, however, attached importance to the fact that U.S. President met representatives of both sides during his visit in order to understand their mutual interests, Itar-Tass reports. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |